With the a1-knight completely shut out from the game, White is positionally lost. This is also a characteristic of Chess960: some positions can get horrible quickly, even if you are playing White.
7. e1d3 The wrong square. 7... d7d6 Finally a move that breaks the symmetry. 8. d3f2 This is wrong since now Black is in time to play c5, achieving an overwhelming advantage. 8... c7c5  9. d4c3 